Tag: Boca Beacon

Luxury home sales soaring on the island

March 11, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ SUE ERWIN New construction is rapidly increasing on the north and south ends of Boca Grande as the trend for luxury homes continues to grow. According to My Florida Regional MLS, the principal...

Coast Guard rescues two St. Pete fishermen after boat sinks northwest of Boca Grande

March 11, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT The Coast Guard rescued two St. Petersburg fishermen after their 37-foot boat sank 52 miles northwest of Boca Grande, Florida, early Monday. At 2:27 a.m., watch standers from Coast...

I Wonder …

To the Editor: The paranoid Boca Grande Society of Social Engineering strikes again, and this time its random target is tour buses. I wonder how much a school bus weighs. I wonder how much the...

PROFILE: Gabrielle Brady

March 11, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

■ BY SUSAN ERWIN Gasparilla Inn Club Spa & Fitness Manager Gabrielle Brady started working at the gift shop at the Inn in 2010. Since then, she has held various positions at the club and was...

PROFILE: Toni Wolcott

March 4, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

BY SUE ERWIN – Island artist Toni Wolcott is originally from West Harftord, Connecticut. She started coming to Boca Grande in the 1970s. “At first, I came down to visit my mother because she...

The tale of the too-heavy tour bus brings weight restriction conversation back into spotlight

March 4, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY MARCY SHORTUSE – On Tuesday, March 2 at approximately 10:30 a.m. it was beautiful weather for a walk … but not necessarily for a group of elderly travelers who were making a pilgrimage to...

County plans to pave island roads this summer

March 4, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY SUE ERWIN – A Lee County resurfacing roadway improvement project will include improving roadways in Boca Grande starting this summer. Betsy Clayton, Lee County Communications Director,...

Health Clinic announces the first annual Helicopter Golf Ball Drop

March 4, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

On Thursday, April 7 the Boca Grande Clinic Foundation will add the First Annual Helicopter Golf Ball Drop to the other exciting events surrounding this year’s 24th Hank Wright Golf Tournament.

This Saturday is Strawberry Festival time!

March 4, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

BY SUSAN HANAFEE – Not sailing or fishing, but cutting up strawberries, sorting through bargains and books, gathering auction items; it’s the mission of the Boca Grande United Methodist...

Children’s Art Benefit Auction to feature exhibits through the eyes of a child in the DR

March 4, 2016
Marcy Shortuse
News

The children of La Vega Christian School in the Dominican Republic have once again donated their artwork for this benefit exhibition and silent auction. The exhibit will be held at Smart Studio,...